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Laboratory Medicine

Test catalogue

Transferrin (TRANX)

Test Name

Transferrin (TRANX)

Gold Tube Specimen Type/Requirements

Container Type = 1 Gold Top

Minimum Testing Volume = 3-5 ml Blood

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Collect 1 gold tube top. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label or requisition.

Special Instructions: Separate serum as soon as possible.

Rejection Criteria: Plasma, grossly, hemolysed, lipemic specimens Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

Stability: sTest is stable for 7 days at 2-8°C and more than 7 days frozen at or below -20 °C.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

7 Days

Test Utilization

Reference Value

2.0 - 3.6 g/L

Test Code

TRANX

Methodology

Immunoturbidimetric

Testing Location

Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROSJ03)

Other Information

Last Updated: June 06, 2019